the Pacific Ocean. . .as viewed from Coronado Islandthe first place we chose to get off and explore. . .and have lunch!Coronado Island, as you can imagine, is a tourist mecca. . .with all the requisite touristy things provided. . .but very, very beautifully done. . .

I could see driving over, and spending an entire day or more exploring. . .plenty of parking available. . .really lovely,

The Mexican Food place where we had lunch was reasonably priced and had good food. . .

Okay. . .we are revived. . .more exploring to do. . .

Hotel Del Coronado was way high on the list of must see places. . .absolutely lovely. . .and rooms start at only $450 per night. . .a bargain for sure. . .right?

back to the real world of the trolley for us peons. . .

it really was a great tour

we saw Balboa Parkthe Gas Light DistrictLittle Italy. . .

some things I’m sure I’ve forgotten. . .it’s very difficult to get pics out the window of a moving vehicle. . .

but one of the most interesting things we did all daywas our visit to the Mormon Battalion Historic Site once we returned to Old Town. . .

it was very dark, and these pics do it no justice. . .but it was a very well done re-enactment of the Mormon Battalion’s March from Iowa to California. . .very reminiscent of great Civil War Activities we have attended. . .